Information Science & Technology
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Information Science & Technology
Hardback. Combining democratic theory, social choice theory and a description of new technology at work, this work explores the impact of information technology on democracy, asks whether democratic possibilities are improved by it, and discusses the technical and logical boundaries of democracy. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745604473
- ISBN
- 9780745604473
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€ 76.88
€ 76.88
Hardback. Suitable for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods, this title provides practical and detailed techniques for ethnographic research customized to reflect the specific issues of online virtual worlds, both game and nongame. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHMC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149509
- ISBN
- 9780691149509
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€ 91.69€ 70.74
€ 91.69
€ 70.74
Paperback. Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? This book reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: JP; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138688
- ISBN
- 9780691138688
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€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Shows how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the new job market. This book tells stories of people at work - a high-end financial advisor, a customer service representative, a pair of successful chefs, a cardiologist, and an automotive mechanic. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: KCF; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124025
- ISBN
- 9780691124025
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€ 38.99€ 28.02
€ 38.99
€ 28.02
Paperback. Explores how "digital formations" emerge from the ever-changing intersection of computer-centered technologies and the broad range of social contexts that underlie much of what happens in cyberspace. This book emphasizes the importance of recognizing the specific technical capacities of digital technologies. Editor(s): Latham, Robert; Sassen, Saskia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119878
- ISBN
- 9780691119878
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Condition: New
€ 55.01€ 43.71
€ 55.01
€ 43.71
Paperback. Brings together the research and critical thinking of various world's top macro and micro economists to provide a multifaceted perspective. This volume provides the analysis into the causes of technological innovation and its relationship to economic performance. Editor(s): Steil, Benn; Victor, David G.; Nelson, Richard R. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KC; KN; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090917
- ISBN
- 9780691090917
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Condition: New
€ 91.69€ 70.81
€ 91.69
€ 70.81
Paperback. Takes a look at how these familiar and pervasive productions of computerization - voice mail, e-mail, bar codes, desktops, laptops, networks, and the Web - have become embedded in all our lives, forcing us to narrow the scope of our choices, our modes of control, and our experiences with the real world. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UBJ; UDB; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002477
- ISBN
- 9780691002477
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Condition: New
€ 55.01€ 43.11
€ 55.01
€ 43.11
Hardback. In a world of giddy celebrants and dire detractors, Milad Doueihi speaks with measured authority about what the rise of digital culture means. He ranges from literacy, citizenship, digital subjectivity, and social networks to texts, archiving, storage, and copyright--offering a rare view of the emerging digital space. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR; UB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055247
- ISBN
- 9780674055247
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.03
€ 27.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. The Internet in Everyday Life is the first book to systematically investigate how being online fits into peoplea s everyday lives. * Opens up a new line of inquiry into the social effects of the Internet. * Focuses on how the Internet fits into everyday lives, rather than considering it as an alternate world. Editor(s): Wellman, Barry; Haythornthwaite, Caroline. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 624 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; UBJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 818.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235088
- ISBN
- 9780631235088
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Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84
Hardcover. Features studies that investigate how being online fits into everyday lives. This book contains articles from scholars in North America, Asia, and Europe that moves discussion of the Internet closer to home, showing how the Internet does not exist 'out there' but is instead an integral part of daily work and home life. Editor(s): Wellman, Barry; Haythornthwaite, Caroline. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 624 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; UBJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235071
- ISBN
- 9780631235071
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Condition: New
€ 141.10
€ 141.10
Paperback. This work investigates problems of unequal access to information technology in the United States. The author examines how the problem arose, how serious it is, and what the future implications might be if the gap in access continues to grow. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JH; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232421
- ISBN
- 9780631232421
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Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48
Paperback. This text addresses the changes brought about by the growth of digital communication technologies and the way we think about them. The volume addresses topics ranging from virtual reality, internet commerce, and computer art, to the effects of new technology on work, leisure, and community. Editor(s): Trend, David. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223023
- ISBN
- 9780631223023
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Condition: New
€ 60.85
€ 60.85
Hardback. This text addresses the changes brought about by the growth of digital communication technologies and the way we think about them. The volume addresses topics ranging from virtual reality, internet commerce, and computer art, to the effects of new technology on work, leisure, and community. Editor(s): Trend, David. Series: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223016
- ISBN
- 9780631223016
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Condition: New
€ 149.45
€ 149.45
Paperback. The contributions to this volume examine the implications of recent advances in artificial intelligence and ask whether machines with artificial intelligence can develop artifical minds. Editor(s): Broadbent, Donald E. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: UBJ; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631187332
- ISBN
- 9780631187332
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Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
Paperback. The cities and the regions of the world are being transformed under the combined impact of a restructuring of the capitalist system and a technological revolution. This is the thesis of this book, now in paperback. Castells not only brings together an impressive array of evidence to support it but puts forward a new body of theory to explain it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTC; JFSG; KCP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179375
- ISBN
- 9780631179375
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Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48
Paperback. Explains how you can make use of semantic programming techniques to enrich and simplify your web applications, with real code examples you can use immediately. This book sorts through semantic standards and software, focusing on the technologies and patterns you'll find most useful in web programming environments. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UBW; UMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780596153816
- ISBN
- 9780596153816
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.80
€ 42.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. This journalistic summary of the current state of privacy rights and violations at the beginning of the 21st century is a call to arms, pleading the case for privacy in the same way as Rachel Carson's 1962 text "Silent Spring". Num Pages: 338 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UBJ; UDB; URD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780596001056
- ISBN
- 9780596001056
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.73
€ 17.99
€ 17.73
Hardback. This text maps out new networks of information and power, and presents an overview of one of the strongest growing areas in geography, namely technology. It is covered in three parts: conceptualizing electronic space; global electronic commerce; and urban, regional and national development. Editor(s): Wilson, Mark I.; Madison, James; Corey, Kenneth E. (both Michigan State University, USA). Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RGCM; TB; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471984276
- ISBN
- 9780471984276
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Condition: New
€ 239.02
€ 239.02
Hardcover. Discover how developments in information technology are raising new ethical debates Information and computer ethics has emerged as an important area of philosophical and social theorizing, combining conceptual, meta-ethical, normative, and applied elements. Editor(s): Himma, Kenneth Einar; Tavani, Herman T. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJG; UBJ; UBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471799597
- ISBN
- 9780471799597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardcover. A compelling treatment of FTTH Written by telecommunications pioneer Paul Green Jr. , Fiber to the Home is a comprehensive examination of the technical and social implications of fiber to the home (FTTH), the technology that extends the current fiber optic backbone to optically connect it directly to homes and offices. Series: Wiley Survival Guides in Engineering and Science. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TJK; UBJ; UBL; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471742470
- ISBN
- 9780471742470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.65
€ 86.65